Horse-collar fastener.



No. 837,062. PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

F HILLENGASS & L F KLUGH HORSE COLLAR FASTBNER.

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FREDERIO HILLENGASS AND LEWIS F. KLUGH, OF SPRINGFIELD,

MISSOURI.

HORSE-COLLAR FASTENER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, 1906.

Application filed June 14:, 1906. Serial No. 321,635-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERIO HILLEN- GASS and Lnwrs F. KLUGH, citizensof the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Greeneand State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collar Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improved fastening means for horse-collars, thedetails and advantages of which will be pointed out in the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the upper portion of ahorse collar with my improvements attached, the ends of the horsecollarbeing shown separated. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the ends of thecollar fastened together, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central sectionthrough the hasp portion of the fastener.

Referring to the drawings, A and A indicate the ends of a horse-collarwhich opens at the top, the front or face roll of the collar beingindicated by the numeral 1 and the pad of the collar being indicated bythe numeral 2. Upon the end A of the collar is permanently secured ametal hasp B, consisting of a convexly-curved plate 3, adapted to fitover the pad ortions of both ends of the collar, and a hollow cap 4,projecting in front of the forward edge of the plate and extendingupwardly above said plate in the form of a hollow cone or peak, asshown. Holes 5 are made near one lateral edge of the plate for securingthe plate to the body portion of the end'A of the collar, and one ormore slots 6 are cut in the plate near its opposite lateral edge, theseslots extending in a direction from front to rear or transversely of thecollar. Upon the pad portion 2 of the end A of the collar is arranged akeeper C, consisting of a head 7, having a shank 8, which is swiveled ina base-plate 9, the latter being secured to the collar by rivets 10. Thehead 7 of the keeper, as shown in the drawings, is in the form of a loopwhich is comparatively flat on the sides and of such length that it willpass freely through one of the openings 6 when turned lengthwise thereof, but when turned crosswise of the opening, as shown in Fig. 2, willproject over the lateral edges of the opening or slot and interlock withthe plate 3.

In order to fasten the two ends of the collar together, the keeper C isturned in the direction shown in Fig. 1, and the end A of the collar ispressed downward slightly rela' tively to the end A. The two ends arethen brought together, the keeper passing through one of the slots 6 andthe end of the face-roll 1 on the part A of the collar passing under thecap or hood 4. The keeper is then turned crosswise of the slot and thehamestrap D is assed between the keeper and the cap 4. T e hame-strap,resting against the fiat side of the keeper, prevents the latter fromturning, so that the keeper and hasp cannot become disengaged until thehamestrap is removed.

The keeper may be of any suitable form having a fiat side which will beengaged by the hame-strap when the latter is in place. In order to letout or take up the collar to suit different horses, several slots 6 areformed in the hasp portion of the device, as shown in Fig. 1. The hollowcone or cap 4 serves to hold the ends of the face-roll together and alsoprotects the ends of the roll. The plate 3 and cap 4 are preferablymadein one piece, as shown, from sheet-steel or other suitable metal. Theslot 6 and keeper C are located at a sufficient distance in the rear ofthe front roll of the collar to permit the hamestrap to pass between thekeeper when the latter is turned crosswise of the slots and the frontroll and cap 4. The fastening means shown and described obviates thenecessity of using straps and buckles for connecting the two ends of thecollar. Without materially changing the form of the hasp and swiveledkeeper the fastening device may be applied to collars which open at thebottom instead of at the top.

What we claim is- 1. The combination with a horse-collar of a fasteningdevice comprising a plate fixed to one end of the collar and adapted tooverlap the opposing end of the collar, said overlapping portion havinga slot extending transversely of the collar, and a swiveled keeper onsaid latter end of the collar having an elongated head adapted to passthrough the slot when turned lengthwise thereof, but to interlock withthe plate when turnedicrosswise of the slot, said keeper beingconnectedto the collar at a sufficient distance in the rear of the fiont roll ofthe collar to permit the hamestrap to pass between the roll and thekeeper when the latter is turned crosswise of the slot.

2. The combination with a horse-collar of .a fastening device comprisinga plate fixed to ends of the front roll, and said overlapping portionhaving a slot extending transversely of the collar, and a swiveledkeeper on said opposing end of the collar having an elongated headadapted to pass through the slot when turned lengthwise thereof, but tointerlock with the plate when turned crosswise of the slot, said keeperbeing connected to the collar at a sufficient distance in the rear ofsaid cap and said front roll to permit the hame-strap to pass betweenthe keeper and the cap and roll when the keeper is turned crosswise ofthe slot.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

FREDERIO HILLENGASS. LEWIS F. KLUGH.

Witnesses:

R. E. BALL, F. F. HEFFERNANI.

